abscons
Meaning
So abstruse as to prevent comprehension entirely
Concepts
Synonyms
savantasse
ncompréhensible
Translations
unbegreiflich
ακατανόητος κρύπτoς
oscuro
duister
prolixPronounced as (IPA)
/ap.skɔ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Latin abscōnsus. First attested in a translation dated to 1478 of a medical book in Latin written in 1363 (Guy de Chauliac's Inventarium sive chirurgia magna). Related to Old French abscondre, which it eclipsed in usage while being its participle, and Old French escondre.
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